Georgia State coach Ron Hunter and son R.J. Hunter, a sophomore guard, grabbed the top honors after leading the Panthers to the Sun Belt regular season title with a 17-1 conference record. Ron Hunter is the Coach of the Year and R.J. Hunter the Player of the Year.

Payton, who helped lead USA Basketball's U19 team to the world championship last summer, averaged 19.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game playing the point for the Ragin' Cajuns, which finished third in the Sun Belt. He made 51 percent of his shots from the field. It is the second season he was selected to first team All-Sun Belt.

Defensively, he had 72 steals in 31 games and registered 17 blocked shots.

He's joined on the first team by teammate Shawn Long, a sophomore forward, who averaged 19.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

Price, who missed the regular season finale against Georgia State because of a shoulder injury, led the Hilltoppers, averaging 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He shot 41 percent from the field, 37 percent from 3-point range, leading Western Kentucky to a runner-up finish in the Sun Belt.

R.J. Hunter averaged 18.5 points per game to lead the Panthers, which won 21 of their final 22 games. Georgia State junior guard Ryan Harrow, a transfer from Kentucky, was also a first-team selection. Ron Hunter is in his third season at Georgia State, where he has a record of 61-35. This is the first season in which Georgia State competed in the Sun Belt.

"If you're going to coach your kid they either have to be the worst player or one of the best,'' Ron Hunter said. "It's been fun. We're sharing a championship by winning the Sun Belt together. That's an awesome feeling for a father and son.''